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Centre to supply 192 lakh COVID vaccines to states/UTs from May 16-31: Health ministry

NEW DELHI: A total of 191.99 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccines--Covishield and Covaxin--will be supplied to states/UTs free of cost from May...

COVID-19: Finmin asks states to vaccinate staff of banks, insurance cos on priority basis

NEW DELHI: The finance ministry on Friday asked state governments to accord priority to employees of banks and insurance companies for COVID-19...

Sputnik V vaccine for Covid-19 to be priced at Rs 995 in India; first dose administered in Hyderabad

NEW DELHI: Dr Reddy's on Friday administered the first shot of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for Covid-19 in Hyderabad. The company said...

Russia’s Sputnik-V rolled out in India

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, the Indian partner of Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) states that they have commenced Sputnik V’s India rollout with...

Vaccine purchase should be centralised, distribution decentralised: Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday hit out at the government's vaccine policy, saying it is compounding problems and demanded...

216 crore vaccine doses to be available in 5 months between August-December, enough to cover all: Centre

NEW DELHI: As states grapple with a shortage of coronavirus vaccines, the Centre Thursday said that over two billion doses will be...

India adds 3.43 lakh new COVID-19 cases, 4000 fresh fatalities

NEW DELHI: With 3,43,144 people testing positive for coronavirus in a day, India's COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 2,40,46,809, while the...

India’s Cumulative Vaccination Coverage steadily nearing 18 Crore mark

NEW DELHI: India's Cumulative Vaccination Coverage steadily nearing the 18 Crore mark. Over 17 crore 91 lakh Covid-19 vaccines have been administered...